precipice
Example Sentences
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We're on the precipice of this happening to broadcast TV.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
At the precipice of an odyssey that will challenge the half-lives they’ve lived so far, the sisters’ anger is palpable.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Finding a resolution could raise Xi’s stature as a global statesman who swooped in at the precipice of a possible military escalation, analysts and U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The major market indexes fell for the fourth straight week, pushing the Nasdaq Composite to the precipice of a correction, which would mark a 10% drop from a recent high.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
It canted toward a one-hundred-foot-high precipice without even a tree to slow the bus down if it went over.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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